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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. Hogs OF LORDS, MONDAY, Dec,. 11. The Duke lot heenr.ionotrort and Loin HoLtAwn were sworn, • E SPAIN AND PORTUGAL. Eark , BATHURST brought down a message from kis M e iisty. It was first read. by the Lord Chancellor, after wade by the Clerk, and then laid on the table. [For tile terms of the Message see the report of the House of Coin moria. The 11oble Earl g ave notice, that he would to-morrow move an humble aklress to his Majesty, in reply to this message. • Lora' HOLLAND asked whether it was the inten tion (Ibis' Majesty's Ministers to lay any other papers relative to the transactions in Spain and Portugal before the House. • Earl BATHURST said it was not. CORN LAWS. 7 - The tail of LAUDERDALE rose to put a ques tion to the Noble Earl opposite, no. return having been made to the motion which he submitted to the House on a former day, namely, for an account of the quantity of grain imported into. this country under the Act of the 3d George IV. Ile thought there could be no difference of opinion as to the question of the law, for the Act could not take effect until the price arrived at ?.'7s. Accord ing to his information, however, dutieehad been collected on oatsim ported for hoMe consumption before the law could have come into operation. Hut a more important piece of inforMation was, that the porno, as be understood, had been open, without duties, fron► the 14th of November, and since that period bond* bad been taken—he would noy under the Order of Council—fior duties at the rate of Qs.' thtluarter on oats, subject to the approval of Parliament. He wished to know whether, first, what he had stated was the fact ; and, secondly, if it was so, under what authority such a proceeding had taken place ? Earl BATHURST said a few words, which were not distinctly beard. We understood hint to state that the d u ty of 2s. was the lowest on oats under the act, and that no duties were levied' contrary to law. The Earl of LAUDERDALE observed, that no answer had been given to his question, which was whether since the 15th of November, the ports being open, bonds lied been taken for the payment of a duty of 21., and if so, upon what authority. Earl BATHURST was not able to give an answer to the Noble Earl's question. Had a regular notice been given, • he should have come prepared on the subject. lie did not at that moment prcte:aely know whether bonds had or had not been taken in the manner described, and whether .the ports at the time could have been open. The Earl of LAUDERDALE remarked, that there could be no doubt as to the matter of fact as to the ports being open on the lbth of November. He did not understand how the transaction which had taken place could be legal. .The order in Council authorised the importation of oats, and he could hot conceive how, under it, importation could be prevented until bonds were given.. Had the returns been made to his motion, he ihoirld have no occasion to ask this question, for he never intend ed to take the Noble Lord by surprise; but, in point of fitct, the Noble Lord maid: know what the returns required by that motion were, since he was present at the time when the . House agreed to it, and might therefore have been prepared to answer the simple question which had been put, and which had now become import ant. The Noble Earl re-stated the terms of his question. He then proceeded to observe, that no one regretted more than he did, the eau,. of .the absence of the Noble Earl ut the head of the Trear oury. That Noble Lord had objected to state what the measure was which. Government had resolved on with respect to the Corn Lawo, and which was to be brought forward after the recess. Perhaps, the Noble Earl had good.reasons for not giving informa tion on that point. But the question he was now going to put,. Was one of a large description, and which, without knowing all the regulations and details of the measure, might be answered without difficulty. Was it the intention of His Majesty'. Minis • tens to propose io protect the home grower by means of a duty, or was it their intention to protect hint by a definite price ? Earl BATHURST reminded their Lordships, that the object of hiR Noble Friend in postponing the subject of the Corp Lima until after the Iri;eo6l, W 394 to prevent immature discus elan, acrd he felt. confident their lorilithipe must perceive that he could not give an anateer to the titivation which his Noble'Vrienti bad put without raising a disCussion. He therefore hoped their , Lordships would excuse him from giving any answer. The Earl of LAUDERDALE adniitted that it rested with His Alajesty's Ministers to give the desired informa tion or not; hut he must take that opportunity of 'giving notice, that be would oppose, as he believed in common with every man in that House and the Country who underetood the subject, any proposition which tended to plate the protection of the agricultu • rill interest on a duty alone. He deprecated a departure from the, old system of the Corn Laws, which woe, to. fix, either a high price for importa,tion, or such a dirty as with the .01010 price would prevent importation. This spasm of prevention was the only system under which the agriculturists could go on. He only wished farther to state, that under a system of duties only, there. Wail no possibility of the farmer knowing what the price of grain would be ; for their Lordships must - recollect that duty would not he imposed on the average prices of this Country, and that the impart 'price would depend on the market prices in Foreign Coml. tries ;en that every farmer throughout this Country would - find it necessary to know the market prices of every other Country in the World. In facti every farmer would he obliged to have a Mr. Jacob to report to him-on the state of Foreign markets. He con cluded by repeating, that he would oppose any plan which. hail for its foundation the protection, of the home growers by duties alone. Lord CALTIMIt PE presented a petition,. pm! ing for some alteration in the (nrn Laws, from the Chamber Commerce of Birmingham, which he introduced with a few of nervations. The Marquis of SALISBURY thought this peti tion differed from othets on the aamistthjeet which bad come be fore Parliament, inasmuch fle it insinuated a wish on the part of the land-owners to obtain exorbitant rents. He conceived that if any alteration were made in the present system of Corn Lam, it ought to be by fixing , a positive price under which importation should be prohibited, or by the imposing of a duty which would he equivalent to the same prohibition. That duty, howeveri ought not to be regulated by the ealeulations of Mr. Jacob, or any other person, on the prices of other Countries, but should be fixed bythe prices of the home market; unless something of this kind were done, there would he no security for the landlords of this Country. Esrl BATHURST, in rising to move the thir . d reading of the Bill for granting an indemnity for the admission el foreign grain, stilted that in the absence of his Noble Friend, whose continued indisposition prevented him front attending to his duties in that House, it hecame his businees to shits to their Lordship" the reasons which induced his Majesty's Miniiters to advise his Majeety to issue an order in. Council, permitting the importation of oats, peas, rye, and barley, into this country, under certain restrictions, at A time when by law they could not have been admitted. Their Lordships were aware that the importation of all grain depettded upon the averages struck on the six: weeks from the four periods of the year—namely, front the 15th of August, the 15th. of Moveinber, the t rth kith (1. A..ruary, and the 15th of May.. According to the averages struck on the 15th o f August last, oats and the other species of grain could not by l a w be imported. The average price at which the grain in question could be imported was 27a., and being so, their Lord ships would perceive, :that according to the construction of the law to which the Noble Lord had alluded, that grain could not be admitted into this country for home consumption until it reached that price. The constepteoce was, that up to the Ihth of November no oats could be imported. Th e st a te of the harvest, with reipect, to the corn, was known very early, on account of the very early season. It w as re ,.. / ported ; to be . partially deficient in some places, hut, t h e deficiency of oats was. reported to be universal, With respect to Ireland,' the Crop of oats was very bad; which formed, Ito I tem!, in the northern . parte of that.eountrys the chief sui niiiste " e " of the poor. At the axing time there was every reason to appre hend that the Scanty cropOf that food, on which the lower orders in Ireland subsisted, would be still further diminished by importa tion into England, to supply the deficieiwy of the harvest in this country. In the northern parts of Scotland the crop was also deficient. A similar deficiency was experienced in Lancashire and Lincolnshire. With respect to thn hay-harvest, that was unfiw tunately, alto very seamy, and the farmer looked with anxiety for the Meant of P. 14 ) 1816 4( fodder for his cattle. Thus the admission o f f ore i gn prooueninto thie country furnished an additions./ supply t n the English fermi of ,fused for his cattle. Under all these (-it-oEllo4l4es, consultia‘even the interest of the agriculturists, for a large majoity of fanners were placed in a situation of gr eat inemeeeniero r arising from the want of fodder, previous to the importation 4.1 his Majesty w a s ad v i se d to issue sit Order iA COOtrii, to OW the importation of oats for home consumption under certain regulations, which he would state more particularly to their Lordships. Importation of foreign grain was permitted, on the condition that the importer should give his bond for the payment of a certain duty in the event of Parliament approving of that duty ; hut unless Parliament should approve of it, the obligation of paying any thing would cease, as that obligation depended on the consent of Parliament. Thereftire not one shilling would be paid without the approval of Parliament. The question now was, what was the duty imposed by this Act? That duty was one of 2s. Ile should now state to their Lordships two objections which might he raised against that duty. One objection was, that it was too low a duty ; and the other was, that it was too high a duty ; and in order to meet both these objections, be would state to their Lordships what were the duties under the existing Act. Under that Act the importation of oats was prohibited until the average price was above 275. If the average price should be above 27a. and below 28s. .a duty of 4s. per quarter was imposed ; besides which, there was an additional duty of 2s. which the importer was obliged to pay for three months from the I bth of November, making, upon the whole, a duty of 6s. per quarter. This was the operation of the Act of 1822, which was the Act on which the corn-laws - now depended. If, on the other hand, the average price was above 28s. and under 30e. the Importer was to pay 2s. per quarter, and also 2s. additional _ . dui). for three months fret; the - 15th of November, to the 15th of February, thus making a total duty of 4s. Therefore, when his Noble Friend contended that a higher duty was imposed on the importer than he ought to have paid, he was wrong, unless he 'could show that the average price would have been 80e. The question was simply this,—..whether the entering into a bond to pay 2s. was worse than the obligation to pay 4s. or 65.1 Thus he rout Ate first objection that had been raised to the ma sore. Ile would now to advert to the next objection—namely, that the price was too low. It was asserted, that there had been so large an importation,- - in consequence of the low duty, that the supply was an great as to he injurious to the market. However, instead of the importation being prejudicial to the market, he would assert, that the only question was, whether the present market price was not higher than it would have been, had the Corn Laws been left to their regular • course of operation. He therefore considered than a duty of 21. was not too low a one.— That it was ten high a one was the assertion of the Noble Lord. Now, the average prices on the 15th November being below 1100. the foreign importers would have been obliged to pay 4s. per quarter, and it could, therefore, he no hardship to thorn to come under an obligation to pay 2e. In conclusion the Noble Earl ob.. served, that the power of admitting grain when prohibited by law was one which ought not to he exercised hut on occasions of necessity; and such necessity, he conceived, had occurred, and justified the issuing of the order of Council. ' The Earl of LAUDERDALE 'did not think that the present was the fittest time for entering upon a discussion of the measure before the House, but hitherto no opportunity had occurred for him to deliver his sentiments on the subject, and he was desirous that he might not be understood as joining in the pane gyrics Which had been lavished by Noble Lords in this order of Coun cil. He regretted much that the Noble Lord at the head of his Ma jesty's Council was not present, but he was convinced that his Noble Friend opposite would meet the discussion in a fair and open man lier. In arguing the, question with the Noble Lord, lie was sure they would not differ about the grounds on which the order in Cmincil had been issued, nor the law of the land as regarded im portation.. The Noble Lotd had stated, that the only ground his Majesty's Ministers took for issuing the order in Council, was necessity. This was very proper, but their Lordships would recollect what had passed in the last session, when it was propo sed to sanction the importation of b,OOO quarters of wheat. On that occasion he (Lord Lauderdale) had maid, why grant any such extraordinary power ? Ile had contended, that it was in the power of Ministers to adroit any quantity they thought -fit, provided the necessity of the ease justified the opening of the ports, and he had further argued that limiting the importation to 6,000 quarters might Oppear to be limiting the power of . the Government to that quantity, whereas, Ministers might, on their own. 'responsibility, have admitted grain to any extent. —But it was stated that his Majesty's Ministers knew that there would be a late harvest, and a deficient one of wheat, and that, therefore, they considered it their indispensable duty to apply fur a discretionary power. Now, as to those reasons, it did so happen that the only grain of which there was an abundant crop was wheat, and that the -harvest, so fat from being late, was the earliest ever known. So Touch for prophetic legislation. Ills Majesty had been advised to open the ports, and the Noble Lord raid very truly that the ports were abut on that Ifith of August ; but did he mean to bay that there war any thing to prevent the ports being open by the 15th of No= vember ? lie believed that there was no person who bad attended to the subject who would . not say that if it had 'not been for the order in Council, that the ports would have been open at that time for oats—that is, that the price of oats would have been above 275. Ministers, therefore, knew, or might have known, as every man in the country did, that if they had allowed the law to take its course, the ports would have been open for oats on the I title of November. The n►erel►ants foresaw this, and had made arrangements for sending abroad and making purchases. lie himself well knew that before the order in Council was issued, many commissions bad been sent abroad ; but the consequence of issuing that order was, that many merchants who had sent abroad for oats, found that they tool to pay 2s. more for them than they expected. All 'that Ministers did by this measure was to inform those who held grain in foreign countries of the deficiency. He certainly did not intend to object to this bill of indemnity, because he was sensible that His Majesty's Ministers meant well in issuing the order in Council, but he could not help saying that the the only effect of their measure haul been, to ►rake the mer Chants pay a higher price for the - grain they purchased, and consequently to check their importations. The order . in Council could operate in no other way than that of giving to foreign merchants that infor mation in a prompt and in an authentic farm, which would other wise have come to them in a slow and uncertain manner. The Noble Lord ,went on to contend that the rate of duty fixed by -the order in Council was. entirely too high ; in fact, at 275. no duty at all should have been i►nposed upon oats, and were' he an im porter of that article he should re►aist ti►e payment, and see what a Court of justice would de afterwards if the case' were brought be .fore it. His Lordship then proceeded to review the act'of the 3d of Geo. IV., and to'contend, that by that art, neither by an order iu council, nor any other document, should a duty have been im- posed when oats were as high as 275. Ile did not mean to - assert, that in the course they hail Trimmed, Ministers were influenced by any improper motive, hat he denied that the effect of - the Order had been an increase -of the amount of oats brought into British porta, but it haul the effect of raising the price of that article, in the foreign ports. The Bill was now read a third time and peeseti, anti ordered to the Commons. The Exchequer-bills Bill, and the Transfer of Ajde Bill; were severally reed a second time, and ordered to be committed. —Adjourned. 44: f ' I HOUSE OF COMMONS—Momuy. An Of from the - Court of Chancery presented to the House several returns relating to the quantity of business in bankruptcy transacted in that Court. Mr. F. WILSON presented a Petition from the Parish of Grinton, in the North Riding of the county of York, against any further concession; being made to the Catholics. Hr. W. HORTON laid on the table a copy of the third Report of the Commissioner,' of inquiry into civil and criminal justice in the Wtsit Indies.—lt was ordered to be printed. Mr. .JOHN WILLIAM'S presented a Petition from .500 operative sawyers resident in Manchester, complaining of distress, awl praying the House to take their case into emu& &ration. The Petitioner, stated that they were able to maintain their families in respectability with the wages they earned by their labour, until the invention of a plan to saw timber by steam-en gines. Since that plan had been carried into practice, 20() of them had been thrown entirely out of work, and the other NO bad only been able to obtain partial employment. The Petitioners prayed, as a measure of relief, that the House would impose a duty upon timber sawn by gem, which would equalize the cost of it ter that of timber sawn by. the hand. The petition was laid ou the table. LUSHINGTON moved the Speaker to issue a IIPW Writ fur the borough of Saltash, in the ruout of fltiiry M "n t6 tht Esq., who hard accepted ihe office of Steward of the Chiltern iliouliethi,—N ew wr it orderedaccordingly. ELECTIONS IN IRELAND. • The SPEAKER then acquainted the House that Robert Smith, who had pre4nted" a petition on the . 22d of No vember last, Complainin g of the return tin' the county of West meath ;.—Aliat I hymn and others; who had presented a prti tion complaini ng o f t h e return f or th e coun ty o f , the that L or d G. T. Berestbrd, who, on the a t; tohfe Kilkenny; edtne ►day • saint day, h a d presented a petition, compliiining of the return for tta t c h o e u of Waterford;--that James Paul Gee and °there,' who o n sa ty me day, bad presented a s i m il ar pet i t i on w i t h t h at o f Lord G. T. Beresford, had not entered into the reeogniiances re quired by the bSti Geo. 111., for amending and rendering more effectual the return of Memhers to serve - in Parliament for the kingdom of Ireland. MESSAGE FROM THE CROWN.—AID TO PORTUGAL. Mr. Secretary CANNING then made his appear ance at the Bar of the House, with ailocument in his hand. The SPEAKER—Mr. Secretary Canning, what have you got there ?' Ir. CANNING —A message from his Majesty. The SPEAKER_PIease to bring it up. Mr. CANNING then delivered it to the Speaker, who, after _ the Members bad uncovered, proceeded to read it to the House. It was in the following terms:— GEORGE R. His MAJESTY acquaints the House of Commons, that His MA.. .lESTY has received, en earliest application from the Princess Regent of PORTUGAL, claiming, in virtue of the ancient obliga tions of Alliance and Amity subsisting between His MAJESTY and the Crown of Portugal, His Maizsrr'a aid against an hostile aggression from Spain. His Maims , has exerted himself for soma time past, in con junction with His MAJESTY'S Ally, the King of France, to prevent stick an aggression ; and repeated assurances hive been given by the Court of Madrid, of the determination of His Catholic Maszsrv, neither to commit, nor to allow to be com mitted, from His Catholic Manstv's Territory, any aggression against Portugal. But His lIIAJESTY has learnt, with deep concern, that, not withstanding these assurances, hostile Inroads into the Territory of Portugal have been concerted in Spain, and have been executed under the eyes of Spanish Authorities by Portuguese Regiment., which had deserted into Spain, - and which the Spanish Government had repeatedly and '.solemnly engaged to disarm and to disperse. His Munn- leaves no effort unexhausted to awaken the Spanish Government to the dangerous consequences of this ap parent connivance. . . Ilis AIAJRSTY makes this communication to the House of Commons, with the full and entire confidence that His Faith ful Commons, will afford to His Marvin( their cordial concur rence and support in maintaining the Faith of Treaties, and in securing against Foreign Hostility the Safety and Independence of the Kingdom of Portugal, the oldest Ally of Great Britain. G. R. After the message hail been read, Mr. CANNING rose, but in consequence of in divosition, spoke in tones, so feeble, that hie words were very indistinctly heard in the gallery. We understood hint to say, that in pursuance of the custom hitherto observed on occasions of this kind, he should now give notice that he would to-morrow move an address to his Majesty, thanking him• for the communi cation which he had made to the House, and affording him the itrongeat aipsurances of the cordial support and co-operation of his faithful Commons. , It would be contrary to the practice hitherto followed fOr him to enter into any statement of the reasons which had induced his Majesty to.make to the House the communication they had just heard, and besides it would he unfair to the House itself, as it was totally unprepared for sulk a discussion. lie would merely confine himself to moving that his Majesty's most gracious communication should be entered on the journals. Sir ROBERT WILSON observed, that when upon a former night he gave notice of his intention to bring the present state of Portugal under the consideration of Parliament, he was influenced by -a sincere and honest desire to enable the Government, if it had any hesitation,' to uphold with a strong hand the honour and interest of the Crown, which in this country were inseparable from the honour and interest of the people. He could assure the right honourable Secretary, that in giving that notice, he wu influenced by no party motive. The gentlemen with whom he had communicated knew of no party but their country, where its honour and its interests were at stake. He felt- great happiness in hearing the communication which had just been made to them, and declared that it rendered unnecessary the proceeding which he should Otherwise have deemed it incum bent to take. Its had no doubt that hie Majesty would not only meet the cordial concurrence and co-operation of Parliament, but would also meet the unanimous support of the people of England. Mr. CANNING observed, that the course of events which had decide 4 his Majettty to make his present commu nication to Parliament bad not been matured till very recently. Indeed, the events which had rendered this communication ne cessary tvete not known to his Majesty until last Friday night. . . The Message was then entered on the journals, and was flit for cousideration to-morrow. • Mr. HUME gave notice, that he should, on a future day move for a return of the number of officers who have been struck off the army liit without a court-martial. DOUBLE RETURN. Mr. HORACE SEYMOUR,' who has been elected for the borough of Bodinin 'and Orford, made his election to serve for the borough' of &Amin; ' A new writ was, in con sequence, issued for the borough - of Orford. The House then adjourned at five o'clock. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. LLOYD'S.—(Ttlis DAY.) DEAL, Ditc. 11.--. Wind S.W. to W.—The outward-bound remain. A brig; hound to the west Ward, is hove to off the South Foreland, having, lost anchor and cable under Dungeness ; re ported to belong to Yarmouth. PonTsmoutx, S.W.—Arrived Posey, Hall, from. London to St. Lucia; and Magnet, Watkins, from London to the Cape. ---•- Fs Latou'ru, D. 10. —Wind S.W.—Arrived off port the Ceres, Le Hapset, from Honduros ; and Louisa, Cook, from Lon don to the South Seas. . ItEmrstanis, Drs. 10.—Wind S.E.—The Vittoria, Leslie, from Malta, has undergone the necessary repairs, and will sail this evening. The Mary, Vyhe► has been gut off the rocks at Penmore, and brought into harbour. Cargo discharged, and the vessel much damaged. GeavrsEND, DEC. )0 AND U.—Arrived the Fortitude, Allison, from St. Petersbiirgh ; the Lark, Sinallridge, Stag, Ellen and Janet, Tyer, Levine, the DoWdrop, Noakes, from St. Petershuret ;. Camilla, Philip and Samuel, Burgeal, from Lisbon; Jane, Hauxwell, Lotus, Bowes, and Hymen, Eildington, from Quebec ; Providence, Radio, froth Santander. Passed the W - ren, for New York; Friendship, Elson, for Seville; Industry, Watt, for St. ' John's, New Brunswick ; Onon, Moore, for Ja maica ; Wm. and Henry, Partridge, fir ditto ; )!‘fulgrave Castle, Jetlerson, for St. Petershurgh; Stuoshall, Robinson, for Virginia; Recovery, Hagen, for Nova Scotia ; Thurza, fingers, for Bremen. Sailed the Kizra, Reddcll, for Vera Cruz. Cozily, Nov. , 13.--The lonian schooner Barronini Elizabetha, Marola, no her voyage from Leghorn' to this place, was hoarded by an Algerine cruiser, which.carried her into Algiers', where she was detained two days; no part of the cargo touched. HAY MARKETS.—(rins Dior.) $ (At per Load of 36 Trusses.) ST. - JAMES'S. Lowland Meadow lfayX3 10 to 4 10 Clover Hay .. £4 10 tots 6 Upland Ditto Ilye.grass Hay New Meadow Hay ..,.. 4 ,5 5 5 Meadow Hay ss. per load higher t lan tin Satairday ; prices of Clover Ilay and Straw stationary. Supply rather limited, trade not so brisk. SMITHFIELD. • Lowland Meadow Hay t 3 sto 4 5 Clover Hay generally £4 10 to 0 0 Upland Ditto Rye-gravy flay - llO 112 New Meadow 11 ,aY --; 4 0 5 0 Wheat Ditto ... .. ... .. A goo d 1 "-Ll'Idl". and a dull rade, at Saturday's prices. MURDER.—A murder was committed on Sawa day night in the neighbourhood of Cradoe. Two cousins, named Roche and Jones, determined on robbing, on the evening we mention, some nets east on Cratfel shore, in the Shannon. They left the neighbourhood o f t h e woo d , accom p an i e d 014 by en prentice of Roche. a tailor, by trade. After effecting their impose, and when dividing their spoil, a dispute arose between the parties ; to such a pitch did their misunderstanding run, that Roche, who alone of the party w a , forgetful of those claims which should interpose to check murderous passion, ti re d the contents of- a fowling-piece , through the body of hia.consin. - The apprentic e , w ho seems to have participated in hin is a ater's feeling and armed, crim e , directed him to reload, an d co mplete what be had begun, The, unrelenting villain obeyed, unsatisfied by the that essay 0 f hi s /ma im), and unmoved by the wr i t hi n g victim before him, he again lodged the centents orbie gun In t he body of his relative. Alarm, the'quick pursuer of guilt, w on seized the ruffians, and they absconded. Justice, however, wa s active at their —W , -elts, and they were next day apprehended up the country, by the Polle e . The Coroner'a Jury have given their verdict according to the filets; and Roche and his apiiren ticenow await whatever their fate may be at the next Enni* Aw arses._ imtrir.k B6ettinp . LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER-12, 1826, We had . the gratification last evening to publish in a considerable part of our impression hid MAJESTY'S most gracious Message to both Houses of Parliament, and it is reprinted this day in our Parliamentary pro ceedings for the information of those of our, readers who had the first edition of our yesterday's Paper. We are convinced that every man who has the honour of Great Britain and the general interests of Europe at heart, will applaud the firm and manly tont which his MAJESTY has assumed on the unprincipled aggression of Spain upon the territory of Portugal and will cordially support his MAJESTY in his deter mination " to maintain the Faith of Treaties, and to secure against FOreign Hostility the safety and inde pendence of the oldest Ally of Great Britain." It is with feelings of pride that we recur to the lan guage ,which we have uniformly held relative to the bonduct of Spain with reference to the affairs of Portri ,gal, and the deserters from her Constitutional standard. We have strewn, from the evidence of facts, that the Court of Madrid had encouraged rebellion in the ranks of the Portuguese army, by receiving and fostering the discontented within the Spanish territory—that it had sanctioned the. organization of those deserters by mili tary officers of high, rank,—and had undoubtedly con nived at, if it had not actually assisted in, the prepara tions which the forces so organized were making for an invasion of the kingdom of Portugal ; and we con clusively proved that the Court of Madrid was not Sincere ir, the orders which it finally gave with regard to these troops—orders which were not despatched until after the invasion of the Portuguese territory had actually taken place.. We constantly maintained also that an explanation of the conduct of Spain ought to be demanded, • and expressed our decided opinion that his MAJESTY'S Ministers would demand such an explanation without delay, and in a tone which would shake to its foundation the Government of Spain. We were not mistaken : the honour of Great Britain was in the hands of men who would not allow it to be tarnished, nor the faith of treaties, for the security of an ancient ally, to be no longer re wired. His MAJESTY'S Ministers have nobly, fulfilled the sacred trust with which they were invested, and the unanimous voice of the .country will resound the praises which their decided and proper conduct must excite. But the measures which his MAJESTY'S Govern ment have determined to adopt, were not resolved upon until his MAJESTY had strenuously exerted himself, in conjunction with his Ally tne :sang of FRANCE, to ,i i t t ao t i e ry : :the Court of prevent the aggression co mp s l s a t izl ee o s f ;ofnor until, not withstanding the repeaied a hostile r lly been aoaldws concerted itnt o i b n teh S ce p e ne b n s i‘ otf l i c i p td h o r r i a t: ui , ag l a e l i g t h l r i se e du r to co mmit executed under the eyes of Spanish authorities. Mode ration and temper have, therefore, guided his MA jEsTy's Councils on this momentous occasion, and we h a ve no doubt that the same wisdom in council, an d energy in action, which have so long pre-eminently distinguished this count r y, m aongst the nations of the world, will now shine, f or th consp i cuous l y.; an d t h at cheat Britain will again prove herself to be the faithful friend of her allies, and the guardian of the rights and liberties of mankind. We shall abstain from any anticipation of the views and intentions of the Crown, which will be fully ex plained by the KING'S AIiIIiSICIS this afternoon• The following Regiments have received orders for immediate embarkation for Portugal : One Battalion Grenadier Guards. One Battalion Third Guards. Four Troops of 10th Hussars. Do. do. 12th Lancers. 4th Foot. Ist Battalion 60th Foot. 63d Foot. Two Regiments from Ireland and a detachment of Artillery. The whole to be under the command of Lieutenant- General Sir HENRY CLINTON, G.C.8.; with Major Generals Sir HENRY BOUVERIE, Sir THOS. AR ' BUTHNOT, and Sir EDWARD BLAKENEY, The Cavalry to be commanded by Col. WYNDHAM. MUSTER OF THE GUARDS FOR PORTUGAL. This morning the 2d battalion of the 3d Regiment of Foot Guards, under the c ommand of Col. BOWATER, were mustered in the Bird-cage Walk, St. Jantes'" Park, for the purpose of proceeding on their rm ite for Portugal. The battalion will leave London to morrow morning at 5 o'clock, and are expected to em bark at Portsmouth on • Friday next. The soldiers appeared in high spirits on the occasion, and the greatest enthusiasm prevailed amongst them. The Ist battalion of the Ist regiment of Grenadiers have also received orders to hold themselves in readi ness on Friday morning, for the same destination. The following was posted at Lloyd's this ITIOT". Lug :- NAVY OFFICE, Dec. 12. The principal Officers and Commissiouets of His Majesty. Navy do hereby give notice, that they w ill iminediste l i rec n s Tenders at this O ffi ce, of Ships for the conveyance of Voce " A r Deptford and Portsmouth to Lisbon, where they are to b e charged :to be hired at the rate of per ton for the voygg— ur at - per t o n per calendar month, fur three months certain., (Signed) T. HARDING. French cot T irs h e e last h m a o v r in n g mg rec .eniivgei received P r, a b p by e u r r s o a f e S o at f ur i day r eached . us in atio . in time ston. We, . however, subjoit r i t e fo x r pres o s n fromehs r es atte l'ii r t:l.r a lees l t o o n f g Si e ti : trerd:suse!r i from the Quotidienne, relay ' scontaininoyefstreth - II :0: the o II the lnvasio n pr i on principles i Portugal : pie s Royalists I (From the curious Quotidie t n illt n -e e ill o ap f se S l a vti t es rd t a eo y r .; l:liecsl6:eal7et" Paws, Dec 8 --A telegraphic despatch, which a rrive! it andr ;lids Paris in th e cours e . of yesterday, has confirmed the intelligence Al' have taken upon g which the PQritign readY on the 4th of December at Pr9gress Royalists. Ace p r ing the rapid or ling to this despatch no *emus resistance iflii spoken of o join n the Royalists , deliver up made b• ) the Portese Constituti ' ' onahste. After the occupation of Braganu, which took place on the 24th November, some Constitutional : the . troops shut themselves up ,0 citadel, but they e i capitulated on the 26th. trian couriers, the In th e e rc i i n al telli met rh with colum° of refugees' which Theraeote by way of Oliveira; , no enemy on its march. habitants who do no 'Madrid 04 having hos est i differance about the fate which a waits the Coustitutional G vern chav m es ent. This column, as well as doom under the Mogul! de and under Silviera , is abundantly siippfied with provisions and ammunition. }principal Severalof the rortuguiee place at Lisbon on the Feast g of St. Cecilia (the 22d of Nov.) A church, which was supposed to be the place of rendezvous for the ever, subsided before the night set in. A detachment Noe.. joined Pal by ° ; P :te ti e ° h tliets' ment ei had Bn he:lnissbusorr°isulileirsed. hillitte°°tPuim' uwlht,°h"o'estell of artillery left Perpignan ye the '24th of ~ diversfor Villefranche t Villafranea), escorting . waggons laden sr S . P, housesne Ife o il a sa tillu c ri o d n " i i m halt o ny t ‘ iiso manifest restveliiyitc received, ' the Pg t e a rtei k le e ts a : 10n artillery stores, for the armament of that place silti ' t Louis. Two detachments of artillery arrived on the 29th of Nose,re,: her ltir I fi n t ata P n e t r , pi li g n o d an tb ; e on o e the o r f tisheilesovdeandt on for troheCganterlroi:ot 0 0 1 ; t i b n o. ; fortress. Two fresh assauinetions have been committed tni the Ilifi b "„ thew Con ays sti o t f uti were killed in the Forest of Lessert, near F,lbach, Tw at le„,6Yoe interval between them. One of them seas attacked by a 0" four men. department of the Lower Seine • Two tray:lite% 'slid *, It has been pretended that the Spanish mill Freoch 1 1 °, „ . 0, who applauded the undertaking of the Marquis of Ch o c ~,, trampled fir the principles of Legitimacy under-foot, and thus (r i l .„ ed their own doctrines for the vain pleasure of overturnil tto% rifruotesimmatioocunyr roentiaulirGoes,vtehrnernerroenret: thaDoon)oulsedpearor,oiotbtovusids rt rai iz d t : ; 1 00fieht: eldest—Don Miguel is hut a younger ann• The peineiP l. „a it amounts to an act of abetting insurrection to approve Os P the i s i : w w a s h ; lions which are bet up in favour of hie brother. t. h heoa a f France Ti s formed the trheealso,thnenaitrnteegar:oulonildnilegtri hdoeienbnea.teeopil;poodbf°utittitdhede 1'0%6:1' je01165; e p th re e se r, n i t n . vein the succession to the throne of Portugal differ vel nit.ou of th: heietiPi po int t n nt► whether sb° (see the Pedro be the first-born of the. Royal Fainily of Portuisii ig ,, , to pro ent plecr ) „ o r e ... has not resigned his birth-right. A fundameotal hoe, of 0f13 ,,,,... Quothfienee of - the 26th of Au 'list, mote a date as the year 1641, the period wheo the liud' iot i—.. guru ascended the Throne of Portugal, solves tbi' q; ch i, l a se, which sanctions the decision of the Cobrtes of Lanier , 1 1 ,1 seer ordains—" that the succession of the kingdom cat '` no t• escheat (or belong) 1826.) s. 11 0 , to a foreign Prince, nor to his eliildriejtits,t poi, withstanding they were nearer relations to o the Kin, ki ng d om 000111 senor ; and that in cases where the Kin f th is ine' be called to the succession of another Cgrown, Or II larger e of hie . he be obliged to live constantly in the latter ; sod i° Cal :yer ° if) having two male children, the eldest son should reign„..l,tupl; foreign andh kingdom, and die younger over the kingdom of P ° '•lu g iti- legit ,. mate i at the latter alone should be recognised as heir e ~I , to J u successor ; and that in ease he bad but one male chuu _., ffi t herit the two ' should he divided Wee kingdoms, these kingdoms, all his children in the aforesaid form." . 1 I 1° 1, 14 succeed That in case he should have daughters only tile e ' lest ; t .... shouldeed in this kingdom of Portugal), with the proviso t u l ort i marry a native of the land, whom the three ssate'' i f the Th a t abe and met in (.tortes, should choose and nominate. Princess should marry without the concurrence of the istetett,co ' an her issue should be declared incapacitated and twbeate. 1',..., the success ion, an d that the said this," states "night 010 tileOrit 0 King amongst the natives, should there be uo male relatio l Royal Family to whom the siiecresiun belong!• , r ight It remains now to be seen whether Don Pidro ha d any - e th iot change this fundamental law for his own advantage. ' . 6 1 1- De that such a proposition cannot be supported. • 1 .11 1 1 ffl P e.- siost' Pedro is so situated as to come within the corder rovided NI 0 it , by the article which we have just quoted. to rov idedrelsn •,n Portugal, it would be oecmary for him to abandon tba .I ', . 1 ,0 which has beconie si, foreign eMpire. The c hoice `whi ch t et t. made of his daughter, as Queen of Portugal, is a proof that l aw cognized the law of 1641 as a fundamental hew. Buts bY e , t hi e ath ei:u estisto us i, qli r poa ins his own daughter, he has violated one of the clause • 01„..ti law, whirl,,. by his own acknowledgment, excluded o°l, r , the throne. Ile encroaches upon the sight" of bia tu l ' ovi g who, by his, own not fiotheoming, was called upon to reie Portugal- ego ° Such are the principle' aud rights which the Po I ...., Royalists take upon themselves to defend. Doo Miguel" Sr., an illegitimate Monarch proclaimed by rebels. By the v ery._Serfr, f his fame of the fundamental law he iii the legitimate successor o . _,,,,, John VI., hie brother Don Pedro having gone away to reign sc ar a foreign kingdom. _...—.-=----..--.--.....,--e-----------: 't bee" Advice from Chili, to Decree' ,3ist Aug' ust bar s n • for raising a Los received. The following Re. [ Of 300 000 dollt►rs within the territories of the . PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. NOTICES OF MOTIONS FOR THIS DAY. Mr. Secretary Canning—Address to his Majesty on his Majesty's Message. 1. Mr. Hume—Returns of the amount of Stamp 'Duties on Newspapers Advertisements, and Pamphlets, for the last thirty years ; also, of Marine and Fire Insurances. 3. Mr. Hume—Return of the number of Officers struck off the Army, Navy, and Ord nan ceiLlst,without Court Martial, since the last Return, ORDER OF THE DAY FOR THIS DAY. King's Message to be considered. NOTICES GIVEN YESTERDAY. Wednesday, Dec. 13. Mr. Williams Wynne—To discharge the present Orders for the coml. deration of Election Petitions, and to appoint other days. Tuesday, Feb. 13. Sir Henry Parnell—Debt due by the Government to the Bank—the ba. lance of the public money in the hands of the Bank—and the sum paid in 1526 to the Bank for the management of the National Debt. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS Bank Stock 2Ol 8 S per Cent. 1teti...,79% 8% 9304 X 3 per Cent. Cons. — 3% per Cent. BB Ditto Red 86 5%NiMi 4 per Cent. New — Ditto, 1826 . 04% 65% Bank Long Ann. 18%%% India Stock —. Ditto Bonds ,3027 pm. DAY ATONE O'CLOCK. Soitli Sea Stock Old Annuities New Ditto Ex. Bills, £l,OOO 2d. 20 10 IP pin. Ditto 5OO Vd. 15 12 15 pm. Ditto Small Ditto Commercial Bank for Opening India for Account Cons. for Account 20i 180 I 1 801 NDS AT ONE 0 CLOCK. PRICES OF FOREIGN Fl Austrian Bonds, 5 per cent. BB Brazilian Bonds Buenos Ayres Bonds. Chilian'llonds, 6 per et.... 41 40 34 Colombian Bonds Ditto; 1824 38 t. 4 S Danish, 3 per cent. 6 7 1,4!4 81,4 Greek Bonds Ditto. 1886 19 18 19 Guattmala Mexican Bonds pa. 1885' 67% 7 ix Neapolitan, 1824 Peruvian Ronda — Portuguese Bonds ' 70 09 nrussian, 5 par cent Ditto, New 9B Russian, New, :5 p. c. B5 3'5 Spanish, 1821 ;sea French Rentes, ip. e. —t --e Exchange —f. --c. --- 3 per cent. ex div 67f. 50c. —Exchange ' 25t. 50e. PRICES OF SHARES AT ONE 0-CLOCK. Per Shut Paid Anglo Mexican Mining Company 475' 13razilian Mining Company 2O Columbian Mining Company l5 Hibernian Mining Company 7 136 Potosi La Paz and Peruvian Assoc. United Mexican Mining Company 27% 2334 221 1 % 4 Palladium Assurance Company 2 STOCKS, DEC. 7. St. Patrick inner. (per Aare) -- Royal Dish Ditto: 2 National Ditto B-% Patriotic Ditto Hibernian Hank l6 lt Provincial Ditto . __. Royal lrißli Mine Irnprrial Mine Mining Co. of Ireland Commercial Buildings • PRICE OF IRISH Bank Stock —. Goo. Stock, 3)4 per cent .87 x I Ditto, New 87% 7 4 per Cent. - tiov. Deb. 354;per cent B9 Como's, 3 per cent SI, Royal Canal Stock Grand Canal Stock ......... City Deb. 4 per cent. Tlallast Office Deb. 4 per cent. M A Arrived. Due. 0 America 0 0 Brazil n 'II Iluenom Ayres O Donaglxadce 0 1 Dublin O Flanders 0 I France O Gottenburth 0 Arrived. Due. O G uernsey & Jersey 2 0 • Hainluirgh 0 Ilolland I O Jamaica 0 O Leeward Islands O Lisbon ft O Malta 0 2 Waterford 0 NIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning ll minutes after 1. I Evening ....... 39 minutes after Zbit 4 ; rw „